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a career in public health

is the science of protecting and improving the health + safety of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention.

Public Health is an exciting and growing field that lets you make a real impact on the world around you. Public Health saves lives—your life, the lives of your family, friends, pets and the lives of people around the world.

From investigating disease outbreaks to developing lead screening and immunization programs for children and their families, Public Health professionals impact our community everyday in a big way. They work to understand how our social behaviors, habits, and environment affect us, and how we can improve them. Public Health professionals are the architects of a healthier future.

Public Health Careers involve the application of many different types of disciplines:

(eligible positions are within government, military, public health, public education/early childhood education, public safety and law enforcement, public child care, social work in public child or family service agency, etc.)